SOTHEBYS THE JEWELS OF THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR ( RARE ) ((( INCLUDING AUCTION RESULTS ))) $50,000,000.00 SALE Start Price USD 179.99 Current Price USD 179.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 04, 2008 Location Not Specified See more about 'SOTHEBYS THE JEWELS OF THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR ( RARE )' Description netty44 store Sotheby's the jewels of duchess of windsor first edition april 2nd and 3rd 1987 this hardback catalog contains 306 pages of colored photos of jewelry and 200 + pages This book is in NEAR FINE  condition The jacket is in NEAR FINE condition ((( INCLUDING AUCTION RESULTS ))) This is the Sotheby's auction catalog for the landmark sale of the jewelry collection of the Duchess of Windsor which raised $50M for the benefit The Pastuer Institute. The collection is beautifully photographed (color) with related personal anecdotes to the lives of the couple. Hand illustrations of the jewelry are also included as well as photographs of the Duchess wearing the jewelry. Photos by Beaton, Horst, Maurice Tabard, Patrick Lichfield, Dorothy Wilding, Karsch. The jewels offered in this catalogue illustrate the great interest of the Duke of Windsor in the innovative design of his day, an interest which he combined with a keen perception of quality and an enduring sense of colour. In contrast to the conservatism of his parents, King George V and Queen Mary, he followed and indeed set the latest trends in fashion. Like all Royal personages who have to wear so many, he was steeped in the traditions of ceremonial uniforms. This produced in him a critical sense of dress, a subject on which he wrote with authority. "The Windsor Knot" and the "Prince of Wales check" passed into style and later into the language. Created by eBay Blackthorne ver. 3.2.169.0 Place a Bid!